Anna henke



Patented July 1, 1930 i r UNITED STATES PATEN ANNA HENKE, F SAWYER, NORTH DAKOTA BOX Application filed February 24, 1928. Serial No. 256,647.

In small'farming or in truck gardening, the entrance through the remaining portion of gardener experiences considerable difiiculty the mouth of the box. 7 in determining the nature of vegetables which Welded or otherwise secured on the back he has planted in the early growth thereof. of the box there is a tubular member that 6 It is customary to place sticks in the ground provides a socket 4. This socket is slitted '5 around the bed of vegetation, but rains be both longitudinally and laterally and the quently cause the dislodgement of such sticks metal bounded by the slit is bent upon itself and likewise the obliteration of the names imto form the same with an inwardly directed printed thereon. It is, therefore, the object spring gripping finger or tongue 5. It will of my invention to provide a marking means be observed that the socket 4L and spring 5 Go for vegetation which shall comprise a com are formed from a single blank of material, paratively small box of suitable weatherwhichprovides attaching flanges 4. at oppoproof material having a hinged lid which site sides of the socket f, so that this device in sheds rain therefrom and having a socket on lts entirety can be suitably secured to any par- 7 1 its rear face provided with an integrally tlcular receptacle for use in the manner 65 formed spring gripping finger for engagedescribed. ment with the stick that is forced through the Either before or after the seed has been socket and which enters the ground, the box sown there is inserted through the socket 4 a being designed to contain the package of stick 6 which has one end entering the ground seeds which are to be planted, and to retain and which has'its other end provided with a 7 therein the envelope in which the seeds are den l P r i n 7- The spring tongue or finlivered so that by simply opening the box and ger 5 will frictionally engage with the stick to observing the name on the envolope the planth ld the bOX 1 from longitudinal movement er will have no doubt as to the kind of seed thereonwhich he has planted, the box being also de- With my improvement the box containing signed for the reception of printed matter rea package or packages of seed and instrucgarding the cultivation of the Vegetables. tlons ga g e p ng a growt may To the attainment of the foregoing and be shipped directly to the purchaser, and with other objects which will present themselves y p v m nt re C n be 1 0 doubt as to so as th nature f th i ti i b tt d the class of seed that is planted in the particu- 8'0 stood, the improvement resides in certain P other novel features of construction, combi Havlng desc hed the invention, I claim nation and operative association of parts, one In 90Hlblnat10n, a S ake adapted to be partsatisfactory embodiment of which is dis- 1y lven lnto the ground, a box supported d d, by th accompanying d i thereon, a substantially rectangular plate ea I th d i i formed with an intermediate substantially Figure 1 is a perspective view of the im- ,seml'cyhndrlcal Socket P t @lttaclb movement ing fiangesarranged at the opposite sides of Figure 2 is a similar view looking toward Sald portlon fprsecurmg h plate t Sitie 49 the f of the box. 7 of the box, said socket portion receivlng said 9 stake, and a resilient finger stamped from the outer side of said socket member and projecting within the latter to efiectively engage said stake and thereby support the box in an In carrying out my invention I make use of a substantially rectangular box 1 of suitable metal. The top of the box is inclined from its back downwardly to its front and desired Dositionu on the latten g5 hlnged to P pp edge ofthebackff t In testimony wh breof I aiiix my signature. box there is a cover 2 that has a continuous ANNA flange 3. The hinge is of a construction to 1 1 prevent moisture entering the box at the rear p 7 r H I 50 thereof, while theflanges 3 will protect such I July 1, 19 30. HENKE. 5769,430

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Filed Feb. 24, 1928 Amid Hen/6e INVENTOR WITNESS: ATTORNEY 

